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• Bitcoin Falls Below $76K as $209M in Long Liquidations Hammer Traders May 23, 2026
  Bitcoin retreated Friday evening, falling to $75,120 per coin and marking a 2.8% decline over the course of the day. The daily decline added another bruise to what has already been a fairly miserable seven-day stretch, pushing weekly losses to roughly 5%. Bitcoin Loses Ground The $80,000 range once again appears increasingly distant, with bitcoin […]
  Jamie Redman
• Bitfinex Analysts Warn $85,900 BTC Resistance Could Cap Any Recovery Rally May 20, 2026
  Bitcoin traders absorbed $584 million in long liquidations on Monday as geopolitical pressure and rising Treasury yields dragged the price toward a key onchain support level, according to Bitfinex analysts. BTC Longs Drop $584M in One Session as Bitcoin Tests May Monthly Open Support The sell-off came as Donald Trump posted on social media about […]
  Jamie Redman
• Long Traders Lose $17.3M as Bitcoin Stalls Below $77,000 on Iran Tension May 19, 2026
  Bitcoin fluctuated between $76,200 and $77,245, ultimately stabilizing around $76,750. Despite the daily volatility (up 0.7%), it remained down nearly 5% for the week, holding a market cap of $1.54 trillion. Geopolitical Tension Stalls Momentum Bitcoin traded sideways on Tuesday, oscillating between a low of $76,200 and an intraday high of $77,245 as global markets […]
  Terence Zimwara
• Bitcoin Prediction Markets Show $84K Ceiling as Traders Stack Bets on Polymarket, Kalshi, and Myriad May 19, 2026
  Prediction market traders have placed more than $100 million in combined volume across Polymarket, Kalshi, and Myriad on where bitcoin’s price lands in May 2026 and beyond, with crowd odds pointing to a market stuck below $85,000 for the near term. Traders Put $37M on Bitcoin All-Time High Milestones as $150K Odds Sit at 1% […]
  Jamie Redman
• Bitcoin Drops to $76K as Middle East War Fears Spark $722M in Liquidations May 18, 2026
  Bitcoin fell to $76,000 on the morning of May 18, reversing a brief relief rally and causing its total market cap to drop to $1.53 trillion. The nearly 2% decline triggered $722 million in total long liquidations across the crypto economy. Bitcoin Slams into Geopolitical Headwinds Bitcoin slid to $76,000 Monday morning, continuing a trend […]
  Terence Zimwara